Dr. S. Vijayakumar

Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad

Scientist (Agronomy) at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, where his research spans precision farming, rice agronomy, climate change, crop simulation modelling, and remote sensing. He holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy from IARI, New Delhi, and has authored 30+ peer-reviewed papers on direct-seeded rice, farm mechanisation, drone application, and drip irrigation in rice systems. Recipient of the ICAR-IIRR Best Young Scientist Award (2021) and the IPNI Scholar Award (2016), and a reviewer for several agricultural journals.